Connecting People
Your voice counts
Help us to help people live well in their communities
Help us to be relevant for today and ready for tomorrow by getting involved in our Connecting People programme.
If you are passionate about health services in your local area then why not use your voice and lived experience to help us improve the health and care services in your community. By getting involved you can help make a difference for yourself, your friends, family and people who live in your neighbourhood.
‘Connecting people’ is about giving you a voice. It can also be about engaging your family friends and your community, and supporting them to get more involved too.
By getting involved you and your contacts can:
- Support local services and contribute to the future of the NHS
- Learn more about how an NHS organisation works
- Learn new skills and take part in training
- Enhance your family and friend’s lives by giving them a say in how health is supported in your community
- Gather information from your community members to help make a difference
Your contribution can be in any way which interests you, and you can decide how much involvement you want. Examples of ways you can contribute include:
- By helping to deliver surveys, engagement activities and consultations
- Helping to organise and participate in events
- Getting involved in projects
- Distributing leaflets and information in your local gyms, community centres, churches, mosques etc
- Gathering insight, information and feedback from your friends, family and the local community
Remember, you choose what you do, how you do it and how much you want to be involved.
How to work with our community connectors?
Click to view our Connecting People involvement flowchart:
Who can get involved?
- Anyone who lives or works in Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees or Wakefield
- Our Trust staff or any NHS staff members that would like to act as champions for their services in local areas.
- Trust members or governors
We are keen to have a diverse set of people from as many backgrounds as possible, including carers, people from BAME communities, anyone with a disability, and people who identify as LGBT+.
If you would like to find out more about our Connecting People programme or to register an interest in getting involved, please contact the Equality and Involvement Team on InvolvingPeople@swyt.nhs.uk, or alternatively you can call Yasmin on 07387 534228 .
Full training and support will be provided to all participants.
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